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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

New D.C. Digs to Promote Peace Worldwide
The U.S. Institute of Peace is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to build a new headquarters at the corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, which is also meant to stand as a striking symbol of the U.S. government’s commitment to building a more peaceful world...Read More
Honoring Late South African DCM
South Africa supporters came out to a recent wine tasting not only to toast a good cause — the Ithemba Foundation — but to toast a fellow diplomat and friend: Derrick Moyo, the deputy chief of mission for the South African Embassy in Washington, who died suddenly just days before the Sept. 13 fundraiser...Read More
Nyumbani Continues Pioneering Work
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Larry Luxner
On Sept. 26, about 400 people braved an early evening downpour, passing up the chance to watch the widely anticipated vice presidential debate for something they considered far more important: helping HIV-positive kids halfway around the world...Read More


Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

Germany Marks 60th Anniversary of Berlin Airlift
Opening this year’s Day of German Unity with more than 2,400 friends of Germany spread out over the residence’s terraced front lawn, German Ambassador KIaus Scharioth called for a celebration of “one of the happiest days of our history: Oct. 3, 1990, when Germany was united again in freedom and in peace”...Read More
DR’s Three Brave Butterflies
“Code Name: Butterflies” is the first documentary on the struggle of the Mirabal sisters during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in 1950s Dominican Republic, recreating the story of how three wives fought to bring freedom back to their beloved country...Read More
Meridian’s Kudos to Nancy Brinker
As a prelude to the Meridian International Center’s 40th Anniversary Ball on Oct. 17, U.S. Chief of Protocol Nancy Brinker welcomed Meridian President Stuart Holliday along with the 30 ambassadors hosting pre-ball dinners around town that night to the redecorated Blair House on Oct. 2...Read More
A Cornucopia of Fall Exhibits
The fall season is full of art exhibits and other cultural offerings spanning the global spectrum. Here are a few highlights to consider...Read More


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